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Pieter Langendijk
1683–1756
An 18th-century Dutch playwright and poet, he became known for sharp, lively comedies that poked at vanity, greed, and social pretenses. His work helped make him one of the best-known comic writers in Dutch literature of his time.
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Drie blyspelen
by Pieter Langendijk
About the author
Born in Haarlem in 1683, he worked not only as a writer but also as a damask weaver and later as a city artist. Despite a difficult start in life after his father's early death, he built a literary reputation through plays and poems that closely observed the people and manners around him.
His comedies are especially remembered for their satire. Again and again, he turned a clear eye on social climbing, deception, and the gap between appearances and reality, giving his work an energy that still makes it stand out in accounts of 18th-century Dutch literature.
Pieter Langendijk died in Haarlem in 1756. He is often described as the most prominent Dutch comic playwright of the 18th century, and his writing remains an important window into the humor and social tensions of the Dutch Republic.